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Nintendo went ahead and announced the release date for the much-anticipated 3D Streets of Rage. The portable two player brawler drops on the e-shop in the US December 19, just in time to pick up a few copies as digital stocking stuffers. With the handy mobility of the 3ds, you don't have to worry about spending another nanosecond without punching some street trash right in their mean old face.

Gaming news seems to have slowed down a bit lately, especially cooperative gaming news. So we've decided to post some box art for Bungie's upcoming shooter, Destiny. Set to release is 2014 on Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 the game should be a staple of co-op shooter fans. We're getting a more space-y, action oriented Borderlands 2 vibe from this one.

To date, Marcus Fenix has taken the limelight of every Gears of War box art to date, and rightfully so: he was the main character. This time around, however, it’s fan favorite Baird’s time to shine as head honcho, as Epic Games revealed on the official box art for Gears of War: Judgment!

Fans of the Halo series have a while yet before Halo 4 arrives on shelves, but that doesn’t mean 343 Industries doesn’t want to keep gamers in the dark about the upcoming title. Frank O’ Connor, the Franchise Development Director at 343, has taken the opportunity to reveal more of the Halo 4 storyline and what we can expect to get out of preordering the Limited Edition version.

Publisher Deep Silver just sent over the official box art for Dead Island in North America on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. Its not too revealing, though we have one kneeling zombie in the front who looks like he could be a companion to Nathan Drake on his next expedition - he's only missing the half tuck. There appears to be a hurricane going on, which can never be good when trying to contain a zombie outbreak.

Never judge a game by its cover. Take this advice from a gamer who has bought more than their fair share of awful experiences based on a shiny font or awesome illustration. However, covers can help you work out what the developer is trying to push. In the case of Portal 2 this would appear to be the co-op elements. You could be forgiven for forgetting that Portal 2 has a solo campaign as Valve have continually looked to push the co-op campaign; releasing footage of the two metal auto bots in several trailers and screen shots. This continues with the newly released box art that shows the dynamic duo tackling one of the many puzzles they will come across.

The final box art has been revealed for Call of Duty: Black Ops. Nothing too exciting to see here folks, as the artwork on display has been used already in various other promotion materials. While we have a good look at the front of the box, it's the back of the box we're curious about. What features will Black Ops give us? Here's some suggested bullet points.

If you've been following Fable 3 news, and I know you are, you may have noticed that the word PC has been thrown around here and there. On more than one occasion we've seen it mentioned in interviews, hinting at a possible port or simultaneous development, but a PC version has never officially been confirmed.

The boys over at EA have unveiled the official box art for Army of Two: The 40th Day on the 360, PS3 and PSP. If you read our extensive coverage of the game from PAX, you know this will be one to watch for sure when it hits in early January next year.

Command and Conquer 4 has a name, and despite what you think there's no sparkly vampires in this game. Command and Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight was a picked from the community submitted suggestions on the official website. The game ends the entire series that revolves around the Tiberian conflict - Tiberian Dawn, Tiberian Sun, and Tiberium Wars.

Borderlands's new graphical style has leaked over onto its box art in to what can only be described as a very comic-book inspired look. It's not often a developer makes a big deal about the cover of their game, but I must have saw a half dozen tweets from various Gearbox folks regarding the cover. Gearbox is proud of their baby.

I saw this interesting story over at Kotaku, and thought I'd share. Usually game box art is hit or miss as to whether or not what's advertised on the cover is in the game. The upcoming Ghostbusters game from Atari though is being straight up about it.